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The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council named its next president and CEO and the Biden administration has named a handful of appointees to oversee the Agriculture Department's farm and rural development programs at the state level.

The House passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 364-60 Wednesday evening and agricultural groups are hoping the Senate will act swiftly.

The Department of Agriculture is offering a fresh round of funding through its ReConnect program aimed at expanding broadband availability in rural areas.

Bayer Crop Science President Liam Condon plans to leave the company at the end of the year “to pursue career opportunities outside of Bayer,” and Dennis Rodenbaugh has been tapped to lead Dairy Farmers of America as the new president and chief executive officer.

The Department of Agriculture is making available $1.15 billion through USDA's Reconnect program to provide rural areas with highspeed internet. The department will start taking applications for grants and loans November 24.

The Senate confirms Former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., to serve as the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for rural development.

The House Agriculture Committee debated $66 billion in new spending for agricultural research, renewable energy and forestry over strenuous objections of Republicans, who used the deliberations to highlight President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase taxes on inherited assets.

House Democrats are proposing historic funding for conservation programs, agricultural research, renewable energy and forestry and other climate-related priorities as part of a $3.5 trillion tax and spending package.

While work continues to find nominees for some vacant high-level positions, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says it’s just as important to fill “worker bee” positions throughout the entire department.

Senate Democrats released a fiscal 2022 budget resolution that calls for $3.5 trillion in new spending, including as much as $135 billion for agriculture and child nutrition programs, funded largely by a border carbon tariff and tax increases on capital gains and high-earning individuals.